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Rookie Blue: The Complete Fourth Season DVD Review

Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen

Language: English

Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1

Number of discs: 4

Rated: NR (Not Rated)

Studio: Ent. One Music

DVD Release Date: May 6, 2014

Run Time: 572 minutes

It has been done
before, and there isn’t a whole lot new in this Canadian cop show. The major
difference seems to be the blending of the soap opera elements which have made
medical shows like Grey’s Anatomy a success. There is less that is realistic
about this cop drama with highly attractive professionals who enjoy bed-hopping
between catching crooks, but somehow that seems to be the point. It is less
about gritty realism and more about the glamour. And somehow that has worked
well enough to last four seasons and counting.

The leading
protagonist is usually Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), who has the most romantic
entanglements and usually offers voiceover introductions in the style of
Meredith Grey. All seem to look at the police force as a dating pool rather
than a job. But this is the point of the show, so I digress. When not making
out with each other in closets and behind one-way mirrors, they occasionally go
out on calls and make rookie mistakes. This is a show about rookie cops, after
all, even if they are no longer rookies after four seasons.

The fourth
season offers even more twists and turns than ever, with all kinds of
unbelievable situations which find their way into the lives of these characters.
Daytime soaps don’t have these many unrealistic occurrences, from baby
abductions, paternity lies, a cop-killing sniper and a medicated officer. There
is almost too much, but it keeps the story moving fast enough to distract
audiences from at least a portion of the poorly written storyline.

The mild
distraction of season four of “Rookie Blue” is now available in four-disc DVD
set. The special features include five making-of featurettes and some webisodes
adding to the storyline somewhat.